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Care for an estimated 3,400 nursing home residents in New Jersey has been painful, if not

deadly dangerous. Collectively, the 362 long-term care and rehabilitation facilities in New

Jersey have one of the worst records in the nation for preventing and treating bedsores, a

painful condition usually caused by a person laying or sitting too long in one position. In

extreme cases, bedsores can become life-threatening infections. New Jersey ties with

Nursing home ratings dont tell whole story

Ken Serrano @KenSerranoAPP

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VOLUME 136

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IS A BIG SNOWSTORM ON THE WAY?STORY, A2

ABERDEEN Groundwater is seeping into SamiRizkallas basement, and it may end up costing thou-sands in tax dollars to soak it up and keep it dry.

It was in September 2012, only days after Aberdeencompleted a stream stabilization project behind Riz-kallas Duda Lane home, that the problem began tomanifest, he said. Things have only gotten worsesince.

In the 26 years since Rizkalla and his family movedin, there has been sporadic flooding, but nothing likethis, he said. Rain or shine, some three-fourths of Riz-kallas basement floor is under about an inch of water.

The thrum of a desktop fan, which is always on to

circulate air, fills the main room of the finished base-ment. Dust balls float on top of the rippling water.Most everything is up on pallets or shelving, and thetile flooring underneath the water is warped. It smellsof stagnant water.

Feud onfloodingbegins toboil over

Aberdeen residentblames stream project

RUSS ZIMMER @RUSSZIMMER

Sami Rizkalla of Aberdeen says flooding inhis basement began when the town didrestoration work on a stream behind hishouse.

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TRENTON State officials, relying on some $25 mil-lion in federal funds, have identified about 600 Sandy-ravaged residential buildings for demolition. Farmore than that require attention.

New Jersey Department of Community Affairsspokeswoman Tammori Petty said the agency is iden-tifying the owners or lien holders of the 600 aban-doned or dilapidated properties. The homes are locat-ed in 23 municipalities, many of them hard hit whensuperstorm Sandy came ashore on Oct. 29, 2012.

Such homes litter waterfront neighborhoodsthroughout Monmouth and Ocean counties, in placeslike Staffords Beach Haven West, Little Egg HarborsMystic Island section, and in parts of Highlands andother areas in the Bayshore. In many cases, the own-ers do not have the money to tear down the structures,which have become neighborhood eyesores.

There are a number of reasons that homes have notbeen repaired. In some cases, property owners may

600 Sandy-hithouses could beset for demolitionJEAN MIKLE @JEANMIKLE

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Highest rated(five stars across the board)

Continuing Care at Seabrook,Tinton Falls

The Atrium at Navesink Harbor,Red Bank

Lowest rated (based on total number of stars)

Pine Brook Care Center,ManalapanReason cited in inspection report:Seven percent of the long stay pa-tients experience one or more fallswith major injuries, more than three

times the state average of 2.4 per-cent.Facility response: Did not return callsfor comment

Care One, HolmdelReason cited in inspection report:Immediate jeopardy to many resi-dents because of improperly cooledturkey.Facility response: There have been

no instances of food borne illnessesthat indicated an ongoing problem,according to Terri Rufo, assistantadministrator.

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Visit APP.com and click on this story to search nursing home ratings and inspections reports.Scan the QR code or visit APP.com to see a video about the areas nursing homes.

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